Manicure-file.



J. vF. BYRNES. MANICURE FILE. `AAPPLIOAIION FILED APR.27. 1912.

1,059,927. Patented pr. 22, 1913.

J70@ yrwe" @d Tf-0%@ @NIT JOHN F. BYRNES, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

MANICURE-FILE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed April 27, 1912. Serial No. 693,639.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN F. BrnNns, a citizenof the United States, residing in the city and county of San Franciscoand State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements inManicure-Files, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to manicure devices, and particularly to a filefor manicuring the linger-nails.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, eflicientdevice, which is readily adjustable to fingers of different sizes, sothat the file may be oscillated across the edge of the linger-nail forabrading and shaping the same.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combinationof parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, havingreference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a sideelevation of the manicure file. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same asapplied.

In its illustrated embodiment, the invention comprises a ring 2, orother equivalent device, adapted to encompass a finger at someconvenient distance from the end of the finger; the ring 2 in thepresent instance being shown as having overlapping ends 3 and made ofsuch material as will yield or contract to fit fingers of diversproportions.

Projecting diametrically from the ring 2 are pins or trunnions t, uponwhich are mounted sleeves 5, loosely turnable upon the trunnions 4.Fivoted upon the sleeves 5 for free, oscillating movement are arms orbars 6; these being mounted upon pivots 7 projecting from the sides ofthe sleeves 5. The arms 6 project freely to one side of the ring 2; theouter portions of the arms being slotted, as at 8. Extending between thewalls of the slots are pins 9 surrounded partly by springs 1() reactingat one end againstI the end wall of the slots 8, and the outer ends ofthe springs bearing upon a file l1 which is perforated adjacent to itsends, as at 12, so as to ride freely upon the pins 9. The file 11 ispreferably concaved, as at 11a, on its surfaces, so that it will cover aconsiderable portion of the linger-nail during its operation over thesame. The function of the springs 10 is to thrust the file 1l away fromthe ring 2, and in operation a person, when manicuring the nails, forcesthe file ll inwardly to compress the springs l0 until the file l1contacts with the edge of the finger-nail; the file being provided witha suit-able handle 13 whereby it may be readily controlled not only inits motion to compress the springs l0 by which it is forced against theedge of the fingernail, but by means of the handle 13 the file with itsbearing arms 6 may be osc-illated about the fulcrums 4- of the ring 2.Meanwhile, the file 1l is pressed firmly against the edge of the nail,and by the oscillating movement of t-he arms 6 the nail will bemanicured; the desired curvature being given to the nail by the operatoraccording to the pressure and period of time with which the file is heldagainst the edge of the nail at different portions. f

Manifestly the file may be mounted in various ways and suitablyconnected to the ring 2, which has for its principal function thesupporting of the fulcrumed ends of the arms 6 on the finger, while theouter ends of the arms 6 with the file 1l may be oscillated as desired.

The device is equally applicable to each of the fingers on either of thehands and may be readily applied to fingers of various proportions, bothas to their length and to their circumference; the split ring 2 beingsufficiently yieldable to expand or contract to fit divers fingers, andthe springs l0 which normally thrust the file l1 outwardly may becompressed by the operator as desired to shape the nail. 4

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and' desire to secureby Letters Patent isl. In a manicure file, the combination of a ringapplicable to a finger, a file extendable over the end of the finger,means for supporting the tile from the ring so that the file may moveacross the end of the finger, and means for holding the file in abradingContact with the nail.

2. In a manicure file, the combination of a ring adjustable to fingersof various sizes, a file, means connected with the ring for Supportingthe file, and means by which the In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset file may be moved along the edge of the nail.

my hand in the presence of two subscribing 3. In a manicure file, thecombination of Witnesses. a clamp applicable to a finger, arms evot-JOHN F. BYRNES. ally connected with the clamp, a file carried VitnesSes:

by the arm, and means to press the file nor- DAN OCALLAGHAN, mally intoabrading Contact with the nail.

E. G. MoSI-IANE.

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